בבא קמא - Bava Kamma
Bava Kamma 15b ~ Where the Wild Things Are
Rabbi Eleazar thought that many wild animals can be become as domesticated. He was right.
Bava Kamma 18b ~ Braying Donkeys and Broken Glasses
Braying donkeys and Ella Fitzgerald.
Bava Kamma 24b ~ Dogs, Bites and Liabilities
Good dogs, bad dogs and Jewish dogs.
Bava Kamma 32a ~ Liability for Intimate Injuries
If a man injured his wife during sexual intercourse, what is the law regarding his liability?
Bava Kamma 35a ~ Analgesia for Animals
Rav Pappa’s ox had a toothache. And fish feel pain too.
Bava Kamma 39a ~ Injuries from Bullfighting
Meet Rachel, the Jewish bullfighter from the Upper West Side.
Bava Kamma 46a ~ Injuries from Cows
The ox that gores. And the cows that should be avoided.
Bava Kamma 50 ~ Ten Tefachim to Death
Digging a pit in a public place and the epidemiology of falls.
Bava Kamma 55a ~ Does a Goose have a Scrotum?
An important question, which Abbaye got wrong.
Bava Kamma 60b ~ Quarantine and Social Isolation
Talmudic health measures during an epidemic.
Can kosher and non-kosher animals interbreed?
Bava Kamma 82a ~ Is Garlic Good for You?
The supposed health effects of garlic are widely touted. But are they true?
Bava Kamma 85a ~ Is Honey Bad For You?
In the Talmud, honey is bad for your health. But actually it’s a great antibiotic.
Bava Kamma 90a ~ The Prosecution & Punishment of Animals
It not just the ox that gored. Rodents, grasshoppers and termites were put on trial too.
Bava Kamma 105b ~ Teaching By Humiliation
“Levi has no brains in his head,” and why medical students are frequently pimped.
Bava Kamma 115b ~ Drinking Snake Venom
Why it’s actually a safe (but stupid) thing to do. And why snakes suck.